Kick
by INXS

Overall rank: 601st | 1980s rank: 95th | 1987 rank: 12th
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings).(Last updated: 6 hours ago)

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2026	stevengnz	Top 100 Music Albums of 1987	21/100	4
2026	fabm0	Platinum artists Pt 3	31/100	-
2026	javicho07	Top 15 Music Albums of 1987	7/15	3
2026	Exist-en-ciel	Top 62 Music Albums of 1987	50/62	1
2026	videoheadcleaner	Top 100 Music Albums of 1987	4/100	5
2026	matterhornrider	Top 50 Music Albums of 1987	7/50	4
2026	Robert Anton Wilson	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	60/100	8
2026	wizardalien	Greatest Australian Albums	16/18	-
2026	Hyggevinyl	Top 52 Music Albums of 1987	9/52	4
2026	patvar	Top 50 Greatest Music Albums	38/50	26
		Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in.		472
		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		2,798

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76/100 (from 475 votes)

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80/100 !	10/03/2026 18:06	Siromynian	1,786	74/100
55/100 !	08/14/2026 11:03	JamesMowbray	5,728	69/100
65/100 !	07/28/2026 02:11	xhitmanx	1,604	75/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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BestEverAlbums 09/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5444): By Romanelli

“Today's chart of the day My Overall Chart: 101-200 by Romanelli () 1. by (1969) 2. by (1997) 3. by (1992) 5. by (1993) 6. by (1985) 7. by (2007) 8. by (1992) 9. by (1998) 10. (1966) 11. by (2007) 12. (1987) 13. by (1970) 14. by (1968) 15. by (1997) 16. by (1993) 17. by (1996) 19. by (1991) 20. by…”

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Rhyner 08/27/2025 18:39 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition

“(1) This album is a mixed bag. There are a lot of solid elements here, but generally they don't come together into satisfying entire songs. There's a fair amount of solid instrumental stuff, but the vocals are generally not up to par. Guns in the Sky and Mediate stand out for me as particularly…”

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90/100

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albummaster 05/11/2011 18:45 | #21581 | TOP COMMENT

Not sure why there's so little love for this album here. For me, it's a great listen with lots of enjoyable tracks. Stand out song for me is Never Tear Us Apart.

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75/100

From BraddlesHendo 11/26/2013 08:44 | #94642 | TOP COMMENT

Fantastic 80's album huge in Australia, was an unusual time for music was really Indie versus Metal. INXS were mainstream and was nice to have an album everybody enjoyed . Only problem is the Pathetic album cover

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90/100

From Rich150 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/12/2015 21:17 | #151363 | TOP COMMENT

Played this album to death on release which us why I've given it 9/10....listening back now it's not their best but deserves the high score for the initial impact it had on me.

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80/100

From 5thbeatle 04/29/2012 17:25 | #41214 | TOP COMMENT

Not a big INXS fan but this one had some good tracks, favs; Devil inside, New sensation, and Dylan inspired Mediate.

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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/12/2012 19:31 | #35091 | TOP COMMENT

Pop/rock at its finest. All these mostly-upbeat songs could've been a radio hit alongside "devil inside", "new sensation", "never tear us apart" and "need you tonight"/"mediate" (save "the loved one"). Hutchence's vocals brings late-70s-rock power with Jim Morrison's swagger, all within INXS's pop framework of restrained guitars, synths and plenty of room for Hutchence to croon.

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